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Del Rio last week and Franks today. Speaks to the culture and closeness of this team.
Last week Del Rio demonstrated why the coaches have such confidence in him despite obvious limitations. He broke things down, spoke well of his teammates and spread the praise around. I tend to judge folks on their bearing and their ability to project leadership and clearly he has those traits. I Understand why he has the respect of the locker room.
Today Franks followed that great example. Refused to take any personal credit and deflected all praise to his teammates. Even when a reporter tried to praise Tyrie he quickly pointed out that those big plays are built on the hard route running by the other receivers. I loved that. Then he discussed what a great teammate Luke is and how much Luke continued to help and support him. Dedicated the second half to Del Rio and it was clear that he was genuinely hurting for his teammate even though it secured his spot.
This is what being a Gator is all about. I really like this team and how they bonded through all the adversity and criticism. They may not be the best team around but they play for each other. Hard. Good trait.
Last week Del Rio demonstrated why the coaches have such confidence in him despite obvious limitations. He broke things down, spoke well of his teammates and spread the praise around. I tend to judge folks on their bearing and their ability to project leadership and clearly he has those traits. I Understand why he has the respect of the locker room.
Today Franks followed that great example. Refused to take any personal credit and deflected all praise to his teammates. Even when a reporter tried to praise Tyrie he quickly pointed out that those big plays are built on the hard route running by the other receivers. I loved that. Then he discussed what a great teammate Luke is and how much Luke continued to help and support him. Dedicated the second half to Del Rio and it was clear that he was genuinely hurting for his teammate even though it secured his spot.
This is what being a Gator is all about. I really like this team and how they bonded through all the adversity and criticism. They may not be the best team around but they play for each other. Hard. Good trait.